US4751005A
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Method for treatment of waste water
Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-08-19
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Granted: 1988-06-14
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Expires: 2007-08-19
Abstract
Abstract Efficient treatment of waste water is accomplished by subjecting the waste water to wet oxidation under continued supply of an oxygen containing gas at a temperature of not more than 370° C. under a pressure enough for the waste water to retain the liquid phase thereof intact, in the presence of a catalyst containing a composite oxide of at least two metals selected from the group consisting of Ti, Si, and Zr and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, W, Cu, Ce, Ag, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, and Ir or a compound of the one metal mentioned above.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiichiro Mitsui
- 👤 Sadao Terui
- 👤 Kunio Sano
- 👤 Toshihide Kanzaki
- 👤 Kazuyoshi Nishikawa
- 👤 Akira Inoue
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-25 21:04
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/72; C02F1/725; C02F11/00; C02F11/06; C02F11/08; C02F1/722; C02F1/78; C02F2209/00; C02F2209/02; C02F2209/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A method for the treatment of waste water which comprises subjecting said waste water to wet oxidation at a temperature of not more than 370° C. under a pressure enough for said waste water to retain the liquid phase thereof intact under continued supply of a gas containing oxygen in an amount of 1.0 to 1.5 times the theoretical amount necessary for enabling organic and inorganic substances contained in said waste water to be decomposed thoroughly into nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water, in the presence of a catalyst composed of catalyst component A comprising a composite oxide of at least two metals selected from the group consisting of titanium, silicon, and zirconium and catalyst component B comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, tungsten, copper, cerium, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, and iridium or a water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble compound of said metal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
151 words
A method for the treatment of waste water which comprises subjecting said waste water to wet oxidation at a temperature of not more than 370° C. under a pressure enough for said waste water to retain the liquid phase thereof intact under continued supply of a gas containing oxygen in an amount of 1.0 to 1.5 times the theoretical amount necessary for enabling organic and inorganic substances contained in said waste water to be decomposed thoroughly into nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water, in the presence of a catalyst composed of catalyst component A comprising a composite oxide of at least two metals selected from the group consisting of titanium, silicon, and zirconium and catalyst component B comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, tungsten, copper, cerium, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, and iridium or a water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble compound of said metal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst has a composition such that said catalyst component A accounts for a proportion in the range of 75 to 99.95% by weight as oxide and said catalyst component B for a proportion in the range of 0.05 to 25% by weight as metal or compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
150 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst component A of said catalyst is at least one member selected from the group consisting of (a) a binary TiO 2 --SiO 2 composite oxide containing 20 to 95 mol % of titania (TiO 2 ) and 5 to 80 mol % of silica (SiO 2 ), (b) a binary TiO 2 --ZrO 2 composite oxide containing 20 to 90 mol % of TiO 2 and 10 to 80 mol % of zirconia (ZrO 2 ), (c) a binary ZrO 2 --SiO 2 composite oxide containing 20 to 90 mol % of ZrO 2 and 10 to 80 mol % of SiO 2 , and (d) a ternary TiO 2 --SiO 2 --ZrO 2 composite oxide containing 20 to 95 mol % of TiO 2 and 5 to 80 mol % of the sum of SiO 2 and ZrO 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst components A is a binary TiO 2 --ZrO 2 composite oxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein said catalyst component A is a binary TiO 2 --ZrO 2 composite oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst is in a monolithic structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein said catalyst is a honeycomb-shaped catalyst having through holes of a equivalent diameter in the range of 2 to 20 mm, a cell wall thickness in the range of 0.5 to 3 mm, and an opening ratio in the range of 50 to 80%.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein said catalyst component A is a binary TiO 2 --ZrO 2 composite oxide containing 20 to 90 mol % of TiO 2 and 10 to 80 mol % of ZrO 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the reaction temperature is in the range of 100° to 370° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst component A accounts for 85 to 99.9% by weight as oxide and said catalyst component B for 0.1 to 15% by weight as metal or compound.,
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
82 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein of the metallic elements making up said catalyst component B, the amount of manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, tungsten, copper, cerium, or silver to be used accounts for 0 to 15% by weight as compound and the amount of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, or iridium to be used accounts for 0 to 5% by weight as metal, providing that the total amount of the two metals falls in the range of 0.1 to 15% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein said catalyst component B is the oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, tungsten, copper, cerium, and silver.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein said catalyst component B is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, and iridium.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst component A has a surface area of not less than 30 m 2 /g.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the passage through said catalyst of waste water in combination with an oxygen-containing gas is carried out in the presence of at least one gas selected from the group consisting of ozone and hydrogen peroxide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the amount of ozone to be used falls in the range of 0.001 to 0.6 mol per mol of the theoretical amount of oxygen necessary for the organic and inorganic substances contained in said waste water to be thoroughly decomposed into nitrogen, carbon dioxide gas, and water.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the amount of hydrogen peroxide to be used falls in the range of 0.001 to 1.8 mols per mol of the theoretical amount of oxygen necessary for the organic and inorganic substances contained in said waste water to be thoroughly decomposed into nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water.
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